Hedge Fund Association Announces 2014/2015 Board Election Results

Mitch Ackles elected to second term as President; Ron Geffner
elected to third term as Vice President

February 24, 2014 09:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time

NEW YORK--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--The Hedge
Fund Association ("HFA"), a leading global nonprofit trade and
nonpartisan lobbing organization, announced today the results of the
2014/2015 board of director’s election. HFA members in the U.S., Europe,
Asia, Australia, Latin America and the Cayman Islands elected 15 leaders
to work on behalf of the global hedge fund industry, including over
10,000 hedge funds in the U.S. and abroad which collectively manage in
excess of $2.8 trillion in assets, institutional and high-net worth
investors, and industry service providers.

“I am honored to continue to serve alongside Ron Geffner, David
Friedland and all of the HFA’s new and returning board members”

“I am honored to continue to serve alongside Ron Geffner, David
Friedland and all of the HFA’s new and returning board members,” said
HFA President, Mitch Ackles. “In the years ahead we will work together
to produce frequent member networking programs, advance our advocacy
efforts with the media, lawmakers and regulators, and develop new
initiatives to prepare future generations of industry professionals.”

The 2014/2015 HFA Board of Directors are:

President: Mitch Ackles, Hedge Fund PR

Vice President: Ron Geffner, Sadis & Goldberg

Chairman: David Friedland, Magnum U.S. Investments

Representing Hedge Fund Allocators:

David Friedland, Magnum U.S. Investments

Evan H. Katz, Crawford Ventures

April Rudin, The Rudin Group

Michael Scanlon, AiCE Group - Silver Leaf Partners

Don Steinbrugge, Agecroft Partners

Representing Hedge Fund Managers:

Tony Acquadro, BTS Asset Management

Joseph DeMatteo Sr., JDM Capital Corp.

Frederick Pye, Landry Investment Management

George Schultze, Schultze Asset Management

John Taylor, White Oak Global Advisors

Representing Hedge Fund Service Providers:

Mitch Ackles, Hedge Fund PR

Joshua Blumenthal, Rothstein Kass

Ron Geffner, Sadis & Goldberg

Richard Heller, Thompson Hine

Kislay Shah, McGladrey

About The Hedge Fund Association

The Hedge Fund Association, HFA, is an International not for profit
industry trade and nonpartisan lobbying organization devoted to
advancing transparency, development and trust in alternative
investments. Membership in the HFA includes hedge fund firms, global
financial institutions with hedge fund offerings including private
banks, asset management firms and broker dealers, investors including
funds of hedge funds, family offices, public and private pension funds,
endowments and foundations, high net worth individuals, allocators, and
service providers including prime brokers, administrators, custodians,
auditors, lawyers, risk managers, technologists and third party
marketers. To learn more visit theHFA.org.